The Top 10 TV Moments We’re Looking Forward To: April 2017

With everything happening on television these days, it’s easy to drown in a sea of premiere dates, specials, DVR alerts, binge-watching appointments, and invitations to accept Anne Bancroft’s Academy Award on her behalf. So we’ve put together a handy list of what’s happening in April that we are most excited for. Which isn’t to say that it’s everything we’re excited for (we have a vast reservoir of excitement available here at Decider.com). Runners-up to our top 10 include:

Angie Tribeca, which returns to TBS for their 3rd season on April 10th

'The Real Housewives of New York City' Season 9

When? Wednesday, April 5thWhere? Bravo

Why? What could these women still have to fight about in season NINE of the jewel in the crown of Andy Cohen’s Real Housewives franchise? Well, there’s LuAnn’s wedding, the rapid boil of the feud between Sonja and Dorinda, the arrival of Tinsley Mortimer, the return of Jill Zarin, and the traumatizing election of Donald Trump.

'American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story' Premiere

When? Friday, April 7thWhere? Amazon Prime

Why? This unique blend of archival footage and dramatic recreation sets out to tell the story of Hugh Hefner and his Playboy empire, from the magazine to the Playboy Club to the obscenity trials. This is definitely the Playboy story from Hefner’s perspective, which is probably why there seems to be a lot of focus on Hef as a pioneer for sexual honesty and anti-racism. It promises to be as illuminating as it is advocating.

'Better Call Saul' Season 3

When? Monday, April 10thWhere? AMC

Why? As one of TV’s best reviewed shows, Better Call Saul enters its third season with a whole lot of expectations. But with the highly anticipated return of Gus Fring (Giancarlo Esposito) to the Breaking Bad universe, it’s hard to imagine fans won’t be pleased.

'The Leftovers' Season 3

Why? HBO’s misty and mysterious drama about the people left behind after an unexplained mass vanishing will be kicking off its third and final season, and after Season 2 proved to be such an intense and captivating experience, there’s no telling how crazy things will get during the show’s stretch run. Apocalypse? Salvation? A second departure? With The Leftovers, you can’t rule anything out.

'Veep' Season 6

Why? If you pick any single day this month to refuse all invitations, board yourself up indoors, and avoid spoilers like the Black Death, it would be Sunday the 16th. It’s the Girls series finale, the Leftovers final-season premiere, and the sixth-season premiere of Veep. Coming off of arguably its best season ever, Veep will start off with essentially a clean slate. Selina Meyer is no longer the President, and now she has to deal with building a legacy. Which ought to be a wonderful disaster.

'Fargo' Season 3

When? Wednesday, April 19thWhere? FX

Why? For its third season, Fargo has gathered another typically phenomenal cast — this time around, it’s Ewan McGregor, Carrie Coon, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Michael Stuhlbarg, and David Thewlis — for another tale of the enomonically pressured in the middle of America. McGregor will be playing twins, which ought to draw a lot of attention; one’s a parking lot kingpin, the other a parole officer. Both ought to be backing some crazy-ass accents.

'The Handmaid's Tale' Premiere

Why? The adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel has been a hotly anticipated property since it was announced. Starring Elisabeth Moss, Samira Wiley, Alexis Bledel, Ann Dowd, and Joseph Fiennes, the cast should be up to the task of freaking audiences out with grim parallels to our worst fears about opressive anti-women governments. The first three episodes will premiere all at once on Hulu on the 26th, with subsequent episodes being released weekly thereafter.

'Fire Island' Premiere

When? Thursday, April 27thWhere? LOGO

Why? Last year, LOGO shook things up in the community of reality-TV-loving gays by offering its own take on The Bachelor, Finding Prince Charming. This summer, it’s more of a Vanderpump Rules thing as a bunch of infuriatingly good-looking gay singles storm the Long Island vacation destination with nothing but jocks straps and dreams. And honestly, the dreams are optional.

'Dear White People' Premiere

Why? The 2014 indie film Dear White People was a huge critical fave, and its look into a modern-day college campus rife with simmering racial strife, all viewed through a cock-eyed comedic lens clearly struck a nerve, because Netflix ordered up a whole TV series from writer/director Justin Simien. The trailer for the TV series already made a bunch of racists raise a huge fuss, so it’s clearly already doing something right.

'American Gods' Premiere

When? Sunday, April 30Where? Starz

Why? Neil Gaiman’s 2001 novel about old-world gods milling about in America, under threat from the new gods of internet and media and such is going to make for a fascinating transfer to television. The good news is that Hannibal and Pushing Daisies creator Bryan Fuller is on the case, ready to work his usual magic with bringing highly stylized material to the screen. And with a cast that includes Ian McShane, Gillian Anderson, and Emily Browning, there’s good reason to be optimistic.